**Summary:**
This Trade Notice No. 05/2024-25, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, on June 12, 2024, addresses the issuance of Registration-Cum-Membership Certificates (RCMC) for medical devices.
The notice acknowledges that the Export Promotion Council (EPC) for Medical Devices, included in Appendix 2T of FTP 2023 via Public Notice No. 18/2023 dated June 23, 2023, is not yet fully operational and unable to issue RCMCs through the DGFT's common digital platform. This is causing difficulties for the industry in availing benefits under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme and in clearing goods at customs.
To resolve this, the DGFT has decided that until the EPC for Medical Devices is fully functional, RCMCs for medical devices may be issued by EEPC INDIA and any other concerned EPC for Medical Devices. Customs authorities are directed to accept RCMCs for medical devices issued by EEPC INDIA and other relevant EPCs until further notice.
For further information, Sanjay Kumar Tyagi, can be contacted via email at sanjay.kt@nic.in. The notice originates from File No. 01/93/180/01/AM23/PC2[BE-360].
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade and commerce.
Department of Commerce: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT): The agency of the Government of India responsible for implementing the foreign trade policy.
New Delhi: The location of Vanijya Bhawan, the office of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
Export Promotion Council (EPC): Organizations that promote exports of specific products or industries from India.
FTP 2023: Foreign Trade Policy 2023, a set of guidelines and instructions for import and export in India.
EEPC INDIA: Formerly known as Engineering Export Promotion Council, an Export Promotion Council in India.
RoDTEP: Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products, an export scheme by the Indian Government.
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Dated: 12" June, 2024
Trade Notice No. 05 / 2024-25
To
1. Members of Trade and Industry
2. All EPCs / Trade and Industry Associations/Other Industry Bodies
3. All Regional Authorities (RAs) of DGFT
4. Customs Commissionerates
5. Joint Secretary (Customs), CBIC, Deptt. of Revenue
Subject: Issuance of RCMC for Medical Devices — regarding.
Reference is invited to DGFT Public Notice No. 18/2023 dated 23.06.2023
whereby Export Promotion Council (EPC) for Medical Devices was included in the
Appendix 2T of FTP 2023 for issuing RCMC for specific items. Through the said
Public Notice, it was inter alia notified that RCMC issued by EEPC INDIA till the
date of issue of that Public Notice shall remain valid till their expiry.
2. Now it has been noted that the EPC for Medical Devices is yet to start regular
functioning and could not onboard on the Common Digital platform of DGFT for
issuance of RCMC. As one of the conditions for availing benefits under RoDTEP for
medical devices is mandatory RCMC from the concerned EPC, the industry is facing
difficulty in getting RCMC and clearance of their goods at Customs point.
3. Accordingly, the matter has been reviewed in DGFT and it has been decided
that till such time the EPC for Medical Devices starts proper functioning, the RCMC
may be issued by the EEPC INDIA and any other concerned EPC for Medical
Devices.
4. Further, the Customs Authorities are requested to accept the RCMC for
medical devices issued by EEPC INDIA and any other concerned EPC till further
orders.
This issues with the approval of the competent authority “() ia. ¢|
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E-mail: sanjay.kt@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/93/180/01/AM-23/PC-2[B]/E-3601 1)